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San Marino, CA 91108
Manuscripts
John Augustus Sutter letter to Juan Manuel Vaca
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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Sutter hopes that Covilland might have for sale a lot of land in Marysville, so that Sutter's son may live there and build a house on it. In return, Sutter has some separate land that he would be willing to trade.
mssHM 43206
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Sutter is glad to hear news of Kern's brother, and is surprised he did not return to "our golden Country, knowing her as well as he did." Sutter has heard of "the Disastre" Kern experienced in the Mountains while in the company of John C. Frémont. Sutter writes that the improvements he has made to his Hock Farm cost him over $100,000. The rest of the letter concerns details of Sutter's family.
mssHM 20647
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Sutter writes that his stay in Sacramento was longer than anticipated, upon his receiving two separate subpoenas to appear in the United States District Court in San Francisco. The remainder of the letter is concerned with mutual acquaintances.
mssHM 20663
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Articles of agreement between John A. Sutter of Sutter County, California and Lewis Sanders and William Muldrow of the County of Sacramento regarding Hock Farm and other land holdings belonging to Sutter.
mssHM 43207
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Mr. Sutter informs Mr. Thompson that he has bought "the whole Russian Establishment of Ross and Bodega," and offers Mr. Thompson a portion of property at Bodega Rancho "on reasonable terms", as Mr. Thompson has a farm nearby.
mssHM 48975
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This manuscript is a petition for land to John Augustus Sutter from John Bidwell, on behalf of John Townsend. In Spanish. Map mentioned is with HM 31549.
mssHM 35189